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      <title>Sacramento&apos;s Council Voted to Keep Its Sanctuary Status</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BART&apos;s FY27 Budget Avoids Service Cuts by Borrowing $88.5 Million</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fresno Made It Easier to Build Affordable Housing</title>
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      <title>Bass Signed the Budget. Now the Real Work Starts</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Inside Bass&apos;s $14.8 Billion Proposal for Los Angeles</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>LA28&apos;s Updated Games Plan Cleared a Key Council Committee</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The LA council's Olympic committee voted LA28's updated Games plan forward unanimously on March 26, 2026. What the city committed to for 2028.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>San Jose&apos;s Budget Season Opens With a $35.6 Million Hole</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>San Diego&apos;s $119 Million Plan for Measure C Money Takes Shape</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[San Diego's $119 million five-year Measure C plan funds parks in underserved neighborhoods. What Mayor Gloria announced January 15, 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Nathan Brooks</dc:creator>
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      <title>Bass Chose the Coliseum to Make Her Case for a Second Term</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BART Riders Are Paying 6.2 Percent More This January</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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